Lynsey Hope

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Lynsey Hope

DOING the washing up often seems like a never-ending chore - no sooner has one lot dried, then another pile of dirty dishes is stacked up on the side. But it can be made quicker and easier with a good washing up liquid. The best formulas will leave your pots, pans, plates, cutlery and glassware gleaming, now matter how greasy your leftovers. Fairy has long been the most popular in many households. But as the cost of living crisis continues, is there a cheaper alternative that will do as good a job?

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Lynsey Hope

WHEN Juliet Owen-Nuttall fell pregnant aged 44 after years of trying for a baby, she should have been ecstatic. Instead, she felt suicidal - and even imagined harming her own daughter, admitting she didn't want to be a mum and "could only see one way out". “I wanted to end it all, for me and my baby,” recalls Juliet, now 50, from Shaftesbury, Dorset. “It started off with me not wanting to live as I didn’t think I could cope with the pressure of being a mum.

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Lynsey Hope

SUMMER is almost upon us and with the sunshine comes a raft of refreshing drinks on coffee shop menus. They may taste delicious, but many of them are loaded with sugar - up to 14 teaspoons in one go. Dietitian Emma Shafqat described them as “desserts in disguise”. Over the past few months, we saw the launch of the Lavender Cream Frappuccino at Starbucks, which contained a whopping 351 calories, 14.8g of fat and 47.3g of sugar - 12.3g more than a can of Coca-Cola.

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Lynsey Hope

TO say we love jam in the UK is an understatement. Every year, we spend over £200 million on the sweet spread, with raspberry a favourite choice. Meghan Markle recently released her own raspberry jam, which sold out in just an hour. Raspberries are full of antioxidants, rich in vitamins and have a lower sugar content when compared to other fruits. If you pick them too early, the jam will be sour or tart. Pick too late and the jam may be too sweet.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Lynsey Hope

PARTS of Britain are set to bask in temperatures of 29C this week - so a nice ice cream might cool you down. A Wall's Magnum is la crème de la crème but as they cost significantly more than most supermarket rivals, are they worth it? A three pack will now set you back £3.50 - 25p more than even last year - and twice now, Magnums have also been outed for shrinkflation.